an analysis for india and china - icrier
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5.1.1 Sector- wise<br />
At the HS 2-digit level India holds comparative adv<strong>an</strong>tage in 41 sectors 3 . India<br />
enjoys maximum comparative adv<strong>an</strong>tage in HS-50 i.e. silk unlike as in 2000, where silk<br />
is the highest r<strong>an</strong>king sector only within the m<strong>an</strong>ufactured commodities sectors. The<br />
value of the index of RCA <strong>for</strong> this sector is 17.4. This is closely followed by Lac, gums,<br />
vegetable saps <strong>an</strong>d extracts, pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, carpets <strong>an</strong>d other<br />
textile floor coverings, cotton, other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc. Coffee,<br />
tea, mate <strong>an</strong>d spices, works of art, collectors pieces <strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>tiques, ores, slag <strong>an</strong>d ash,<br />
vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric, are other sectors that appear in the<br />
top 10 sectors r<strong>an</strong>ked according to the value of the RCA index.<br />
Table 5.1: India: Top ten sectors based on the RCAI<br />
R<strong>an</strong>k HS code Description<br />
1 50 Silk<br />
2 13 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps <strong>an</strong>d extracts nes<br />
3 71 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc<br />
4 57 Carpets <strong>an</strong>d other textile floor coverings<br />
5 52 Cotton<br />
6 63 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc<br />
7 09 Coffee, tea, mate <strong>an</strong>d spices<br />
8 97 Works of art, collectors pieces <strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>tiques<br />
9 26 Ores, slag <strong>an</strong>d ash<br />
10 53 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric<br />
The maximum numbers of commodities with comparative adv<strong>an</strong>tage in the world<br />
market are concentrated in sectors like org<strong>an</strong>ic chemicals. The org<strong>an</strong>ic chemicals sector,<br />
with 125 commodities 4 contributes about 8% of the total comparative adv<strong>an</strong>tage that<br />
India holds in the world market. This is followed by sectors like cotton, articles of<br />
apparel not knit or crochet, iron <strong>an</strong>d steel, nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery all<br />
contributing around 5 per cent of total comparative adv<strong>an</strong>tage enjoyed by India in the<br />
world market. Sector 84 i.e. nuclear Reactors <strong>an</strong>d Boilers <strong>an</strong>d Machinery also contributes<br />
3 For a list of all sectors where India enjoys comparative adv<strong>an</strong>tage in world market in 2000 <strong>an</strong>d 2003 refer<br />
Appendix Tables A.1 <strong>an</strong>d A.3 respectively.<br />
4 Detailed list of sector-wise distribution of commodities in which India enjoys adv<strong>an</strong>tage in world market<br />
in 2000 <strong>an</strong>d 2003 is presented in Appendix Tables A.2 <strong>an</strong>d A.4 respectively.<br />
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